EP Plenary session - The attack on climate and nature: far right and conservative attempts to destroy the Green Deal and prevent investment in our future

EP Plenary session - Commission Statement - EU’s response to the repeated killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists and civilians by the Israel Defence Forces in the Gaza Strip

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - EU2040 climate target

ENVI - Exchange of views with Ms Leena Ylä-Mononen, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency (EEA)

EP Plenary session - Gender aspects of the rising cost of living and the impact of the energy crisis

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need to reach a permanent ceasefire and the risks of regional escalation

EP Plenary session - Commemoration of Jacques Delors

EP Plenary - Council and Commission statements - Outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28)

EP Plenary session - Jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition of decisions and acceptance of authentic instruments in matters of parenthood and creation of a European Certificate of Parenthood

EP Plenary session - Recent developments at the EU’s external border between Finland and Russia and the need to uphold EU law - Council and Commission statements

EP Plenary session - UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) (COP28)

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - Energy Charter Treaty: next steps

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - Combatting the normalisation of far-right and far-left discourses including antisemitsm

EP Plenary session - Delivering on the Green Deal: risk of compromising the EU path to the green transition and its international commitments

EP Plenary session - Nature restoration

EP Plenary session - Batteries and waste batteries

EP Plenary session - Joint debate - Oceans, biodiversity and fisheries

Press conference on not my Taxonomy

Press conference on taxonomy's delegated act on nuclear and gas

Silvia MODIG in the EP in Brussels

MEPs Elsi KATAINEN and Silvia MODIG meet with Finland Minister of Employment Timo HARAKKA and Minister of Social Affairs Aino-Kaisa PEKONEN  in the European Parliament in Brussels

MEPs debate and vote on key EU draft laws to combat climate change by drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions and to protect jobs and citizens. Parliament is set to adopt its position on eight proposals that are part of the “Fit for 55 in 2030 package”. This is the EU’s plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels and have net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (climate neutrality) by 2050, in line with the European Climate Law. The texts approved will be Parliament’s mandate for negotiations with EU governments on the final laws.

Fit for 55: MEPs debate (part 2/5)

MEPs discuss the energy security and the recent cuts to gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria. Second part of the debate.

European solidarity and energy security in face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and recent cuts of gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria: MEPs debate (part 2/2)

MEPs review the spring European Council and its outcomes with Presidents Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen, and EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell. EU leaders held an extensive discussion during their meeting on 24-25 March about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the international sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s regime, and the overall consequences for the EU’s economy - with a particular focus on energy prices. Second part of the debate.

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022: MEPs debate (part 2/3)

MEPs discuss with the Commission and Council the latest the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which calls for urgent measures to limit global warming to 1.5°C. First part of the debate.

Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): MEPs debate (part 1/2)

On 10 February, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted its position on proposed new rules governing the entire battery product life cycle, from design to end-of-life. MEPs are set to demand stronger sustainability and performance requirements and more stringent targets for waste collection, recycling efficiency and material recovery. First part of the debate.

Batteries and waste batteries: MEPs debate (Part 1/2)

MEPs look into the EU’s role in a changing world and Europe’s security situation in the wake of the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine. First part of the debate.

The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion on Ukraine: MEPs debate (Part 1/3)

MEPs debate with the Commission and the Slovenian Presidency the 16th December European Council agenda, in particular the coordinated fight against COVID-19. First part of the debate. Second part of the debate.

Preparation of the European Council and EU's response to the global resurgence of COVID: MEPs debate (part 2/3)

MEPs hold a debate on “The EU’s Role in Combatting the COVID-19 Pandemic: How to Vaccinate the World” during the plenary session in Strasbourg. First part of the debate.

The EU's Role in combatting the Covid-19 Pandemic - How to Vaccinate the World: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

Following the deal reached in Glasgow at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), MEPs debate the outcome of the negotiations. First part of the debate.

Outcome of the COP26 in Glasgow: MEPs debate (part 1/3)

Ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, MEPs are set to push for accelerated climate action worldwide and for the EU to remain a world leader in fighting climate change. MEPs are expected to express their concern that the targets announced in Paris in 2015 would result in warming well above three degrees by 2100, compared to pre-industrial levels. First part of the debate.

UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, the UK (COP26) - Oral Question: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

Parliament debates the recent ruling of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal during the plenary session in Strasbourg. MEPs discuss the contentious verdict of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, which states that cornerstone provisions of the Treaty on the EU (Art. 1 and 19) are unconstitutional under Polish law. Second part of the debate.

The Rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law: MEPs debate (part 2/3)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (4-7 October 2021), MEPs debate on the European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers, especially the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty. First part of the debate.

European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: MEPs debate (Part 1/4)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (4-7 October 2021), MEPs debate on the extra-budgetary EU Trust Funds for external assistance as well as the Facility for Refugees in Turkey.

Implementation report on the EU Trust Funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey: MEPs debate

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (4-7 October 2021), MEPs debate on the EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority to ensure a coordinated EU approach for future health crisis and the role of the European Parliament.

EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

MEPs discuss the Fit for 2030 Package, which aims to align climate and energy policies with the new objectives of the European Climate Law to the EP Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI). The package comprises, inter alia, legislative proposals for the revision of the EU ETS and for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), amendments to the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Directives, as well as a revision of the CO2 standards for cars, LULUCF and Effort Sharing Regulations.

Exchange of views on the European Green Deal - Fit For 55 in 2030 Package: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (5-8 July 2021) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights in Hungary and Poland (first part of the debate).

Joint debate - Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights in Hungary and Poland: MEPs debate (part 1/3)

During the plenary session (5-8 July 2021), MEPs debate on the Guidelines for the application of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget. (continuation of the debate)

Guidelines for the application of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget: MEPs debate (continuation)

During the plenary session (23-24 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on the new EU climate law on Thursday, which raises the EU’s 2030 emissions reduction target to at least 55% with climate neutrality by 2050. Part 1/4

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